HB1321 — Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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13 sponsors
1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the State Department of Education to identify, inform, and assist Child Care Scholarship Program applicants who qualify for enrollment in publicly funded prekindergarten, Head Start, and Early Head Start subject to certain conditions; requiring the process for identifying and assisting eligible applicants whose children qualify for a program to continue as long as the waitlist is in effect; and limiting certain copays for certain individuals under the Program.
Bill Text
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Read HB1321 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Palakovich Carr · Primary
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jackie Addison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kent Roberson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Joe Vogel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
- Delegate Caylin Young · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (12)
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill Democrat
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Delegate Jackie Addison Democrat
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
- Delegate Kent Roberson Democrat
- Delegate Joe Vogel Democrat
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
- Delegate Caylin Young Democrat
Not signed on (175)
175 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 175 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 130 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 4% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1321 do?
- Requiring the State Department of Education to identify, inform, and assist Child Care Scholarship Program applicants who qualify for enrollment in publicly funded prekindergarten, Head Start, and Early Head Start subject to certain conditions; requiring the process for identifying and assisting eligible applicants whose children qualify for a program to continue as long as the waitlist is in effect; and limiting certain copays for certain individuals under the Program.
- Who sponsors HB1321?
- HB1321 is sponsored by Palakovich Carr, Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Delegate Jackie Addison (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Kent Roberson (Democrat), Delegate Joe Vogel (Democrat), Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), and Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1321?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2026. Enacted.
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